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Mr Nash, 53, of Sandy Lane, Helsby, was on a trip with friend Gareth Aston.

A chartered engineer, he had decided to carry on alone after Mr Aston was forced to retire due to a back injury.

He was an experienced paraglider, who had been flying since 1990.

There was first concern for his safety when his satellite tracking system - which can be monitored online - stopped updating.

His friend and wife back in the UK started to worry when there was no end-of-day ‘OK’ message sent through the tracking device.

Mr Nash’s body has now been flown back to the UK and it was formally identified yesterday.

A Cheshire police spokesman said: “Steve Nash, 53, married to Shirley was an experienced adventure paragliding pilot. During August 2016, Steve was on his second ‘Spiralling the Steppes’ adventure to Mongolia, when his family were informed that he had died.”

A Foreign And Commonwealth Office spokesperson said: “We are in contact with Mongolian authorities regarding the death of a British national, and are providing support and advice to the family at this difficult time.”